Created attachment 159239 [details] Table of error/succes on export modes (Some?) vector image filter can not export empty documents, but the error message is too general. Because similar export actions to other formats do work, this looks like an error in the export filter. This may be by design or for technical reasons, but from the user side this is not obvious. I did a batch of testing before I noticed it seemed to be only vector shapes that gave this error. How to reproduce: Start LO draw document, do not save. Export>choose file format>export. Add shape to the document: do not save. Export>choose file format>export. (repeat actions after saving) Export to Windows empty Windows content Linux empty linux Content Linux saved empty windows saved empty PDF success N/A GIF fail (empty) success (with content) fail success fail fail BMP success success success PNG fail (empty) success (with content) Fail, success fail Fail WMF success success success SVG success success+fail success success As stated in related earlier bug report, the error message should be updated From https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=123696 advise "Mike Kaganski 2019-10-14 06:26:14 UTC > still a more helpful error message would be more helpful Please file a separate issue about a better error message in case of wrong user input, which is a different problem. Thanks!" Suggested improvement for error message: "warning, you are trying to export an empty document. Vector shapes do not support this" + add to documentation
Yep, would be cool to improve the message